Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, chairman of the Silverbird Group, has responded to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s attack against Senate President Atiku Abubakar.
It will be recalled that in a recent interview with journalist Adesuwa Giwa-Osagie, the PDP presidential candidate said he had received reports of Akpabio’s corruption while in office as Governor.
The Waziri Adamawa also called Akpabio a serial abuser of women.
However, in a statement released on Wednesday evening, Senator Murray-Bruce countered Atiku and vouched for Akpabio’s character.
The statement reads, “I know Senator Godswill Akpabio personally and intimately. He is a man of unimpeachable good character, and both the South-South and Nigeria are fortunate to have him at the helm of affairs at the National Assembly at this delicate stage in our national growth.
“On the issue of corruption, here we have a man who has been investigated in and out by independent investigative agencies and friends and foes alike, yet he has come out clean as a whistle.
“Nigeria needs stability and men of ability, and it behoves us as a nation to tread with caution at this critical time of our national life. Institutions such as the Legislature should not be trifled with because of partisan considerations.
“I will not stand idly by while some persons try, both home and abroad, to destroy an institution I was once proudly a part of.
“I am a Nigerian, who is proud of Nigeria, and will give my all to protect and project my country to the world.
“I give him my right hand of fellowship and stand firmly with him.
“Innuendo, hearsay, and dog whistles will always come. But they can never be so powerful that they will take preeminence over facts.”